Chapter 3

Question 1

What are examples of Anxiety Disorders?

Answer 1

Depression, Schizophrenia, Dissosiative Disorders( behavioral, and Cognitive.)

Question 2

What is Abnormal Psychology?

Answer 2

Patterns that are meladaptive &/or harmful for the individual &/or society.

Question 3

What is the timeline?

Answer 3

[Healthy—-Normal—-Nervous]—-Psychosis

Question 4

What is Comorbility?

Answer 4

A person Suffering from 2 or more disorders.

Question 5

What is Anxiety Disorder?

Answer 5

Unrealistic, irrational, fear, that impedes our daily functioning

Question 6

What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD/ “Free Floating”)-

Answer 6

Long Lasting anxiety not focused on specific subject object/structure b/c of persistent “F or F” responses. like insomnia, headache or heart palpation.

Question 7

What characterizes Panic Disorders?

Answer 7

It is Characterized by severe attacks of anxiety, heart palpations, dizziness, difficulty breathing, fear of going crazy/doing something uncontrollable *May Deudophobia.

Question 8

What are examples of Phobic Disorders and what characterizes them?

Answer 8

Agoraphobia/ social phobia * characterized by exaggerated fears or situations

Question 9

What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?

Answer 9

Characterized by intrusive thoughts (obsessive) and urges to perform repetitive, ritualistic behaviors that one tries to resist but provides relief from thoughts (Compulsions)

Question 10

What are Mental Disorders ?

Answer 10

Disturbances in emotional feelings severe enough to interfere with living.

Question 11

What is Major/Clinical Depressed ?

Answer 11

long lasting depressed mood without apparent cause feeling of great adverse hopelessness. Psychomotor disorders.

Question 12

What is Bipolar Disorder?

Answer 12

Individuals who experience both episodes of and manic: excessive/unreasonable state of hyperactivity. Delusions of grandeur; “Flight of Ideas”- Rapid thought, “Pressure Speech

Question 13

What is Schizophrenia ?

Answer 13

A psychotic disorder characterized by distortions language, thinking, perceptions, emotions and behavior.
There is Positive Symptoms- Increase in Seeing things
There is Negative Symptoms-Affects less emotions.

Question 14

There are two different Symptoms
Perceptual Disturbances
and
Thought Disturbances

Answer 14

P.D= Hallucinations- Auditory visual- most common
T.D.=Delusions= held beliefs w/no basis in reality
Delusions of grandeur are very common

Question 15

What is Dissociative Disorders:

Answer 15

Stress related disorder characterized by multiple personalities, rage, and amnesia.

Question 16

What is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?

Answer 16

Characterized by the presence of 2 or more distinct personalities within the same individual. “Each becomes dominant at different times, has unique memories, behaviors, and relationships.

Question 17

What is Dissociative Amnesia?

Answer 17

Forget personal info.

Question 18

What is Fugue?

Answer 18

a type of amnesia in which a person suddenly leaves where they’ve live and assures a new identity, personal memories of former life are blocked and other abilities are impaired.

Question 19

What is psychotherapy?

Answer 19

it is the process by which a client and therapist attempt to remedy a clients psychological difficulties.
There is an Emphasis on change as a a result of Discussions, Interactions between client and Therapist.

Question 20

In Psychoanalysis it involves frequent sessions over long time period, there are many techniques =: What is Free Association?

Answer 20

Say w.e. comes to mind when presented w/ stimulus. *Give clues unconcious.

Question 21

In Psychoanalysis it involves frequent sessions over long time period, there are many techniques =: What is Dream Interpretation?

Answer 21

Examination of Dreams for unconscious conflicts.

*Manifestlatent cortex

Question 22

In Psychoanalysis it involves frequent sessions over long time period, there are many techniques =: What is Resistance?

Answer 22

An ability/unwillingness on part of client to discuss contained memories/material.

Question 23

In Psychoanalysis it involves frequent sessions over long time period, there are many techniques =: What is Transference ?

Answer 23

Client transfers strong feelings for significant other onto therapist- Helps recreate relations.

Question 24

In Psychoanalysis it involves frequent sessions over long time period, there are many techniques =: What is Electric?

Answer 24

TECHNIQUE

Question 25

In Psychoanalysis it involves frequent sessions over long time period, there are many techniques =: What is Humanistic?

Answer 25

Assumes clients have control of their behavior makes choices about their lives and are essentially responsible for solving problems.

Question 26

In Psychoanalysis it involves frequent sessions over long time period, there are many techniques =: What is Client Centered Therapy?

Answer 26

C. Rogers- creating appropiate environment that helps motivate the client to air out feelings which leads to making realistic ?choices.?

Question 27

In Psychoanalysis it involves frequent sessions over long time period, there are many techniques =: What is Unconditional Positive Regard?

Answer 27

Therapist must convey that the clients thoughts and feelings are genuine reflections of what they are experiencing. They are acceptable regardless of behavior -active listening

• Genuiness
• Clarafication
• Summarize.